Kingdom Plantae Family Proteaceae Scientific name Grevillea dryophylla | Order Proteales Genus Grevillea Rank Species | |
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Similar Grevillea floripendula, Grevillea microstegia, Grevillea celata, Grevillea bedggoodiana, Grevillea involucrata | ||
Grevillea dryophylla, also known as Goldfields Grevillea, is a spreading shrub which is endemic to Victoria, Australia. It grows to between 0.3 and 1.5 metres (1 ft 0 in and 4 ft 11 in) in height. The flowers are green and light brown, maroon or dull-yellow and appear between August and November (late winter to late spring) in its native range.
The species was first formally described by Norman Wakefield in Victorian Naturalist in 1956.
G. dryophylla occurs in dry sclerophyll forest in an area bounded by St Arnaud, Bendigo, Castlemaine and Maryborough. The species is listed as "Rare in Victoria" on the Department of Sustainability and Environment's Advisory List of Rare Or Threatened Plants In Victoria.
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